National strategy to fight wildfires needed, fire chiefs say | Unpublished
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Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Andrea Woo
Publication Date: June 3, 2025 - 21:25

National strategy to fight wildfires needed, fire chiefs say

June 3, 2025
Raging wildfires that have forced mass evacuations and triggered states of emergency in two Canadian provinces have led to renewed calls for a federal agency responsible for fire management and emergency co-ordination.The Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs has advocated for a national fire administration for close to a decade, its calls increasing in urgency after the country experienced its most destructive wildfire season on record in 2023.


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